Category: Sri Samsthana

Once, the son of a thief wished to learn the trade of thieving from his father who was ageing. He asked his father to teach him the profession. The father agreed and took his son along with him to a house he planned to rob.   Father and son entered the house and when the […]

Once, a man set out on a search of a true guru. Whomever he met, he felt they are  either cheats, or hypocrites. Finally, he thought that he had found a true guru. He informed his relatives and friends that he found a  sadhguru. His friends asked him- “How did you recognise the true guru? […]

One day, a very tiny ant was carrying a heavy stick on its back . It was struggling hard to move forward. On the way it had to face several obstacles.  Somehow it overcame those problems and reached a place where there was a deep ditch. It had to cross the ditch to reach its […]

Gods are light, demons are darkness. Gods reside in Heaven; demons dwell in hell.   Once, the demons felt  it was unjust that they have been condemned to hell while the gods enjoy in heaven. They complained to Brahma- “Why should we live in hell?”   Brahma answered- “Come tomorrow, I will call the gods […]

Once a mother pulled out the tiny plants which were growing  in small pots and replanted them in a spacious garden. The child who was watching this asked the mother- “Ma, why do you remove these  plants and relocate them in a huge unfamiliar garden?”   The mother replied- “Child, if the plant continues to […]

Once a  child lived in a town with his parents. The child fell ill and no medicine could cure him . Meanwhile,the towns people invited a saint to their town as his presence would bring them happiness. Hundreds of  people thronged to the saint to receive his  blessings. The parents of the sick child brought […]

Once a disciple asked his Guru- “How to find out the worth of a Guru?”   The Guru gave a diamond ring to the disciple and asked him to find out its value in the market.   First, the disciple showed the diamond ring to a seller of flowers.  He valued the ring equal to […]

Generally all of us are  interested in money matters like bank account, pass book, credit card and fixed deposit. Imagine that every day Rs. 86,400 is credited into our account and we have to spend the entire amount by the end of the day. If not, the amount would lapse. In such circumstances, won’t we […]

Sage Narada who traverses through the three worlds, once visited the earth. He observed that birds, animals, human beings, in short, all living beings were miserable and unhappy. He thought deeply on this and concluded that excess attachment to someone or something was responsible for their suffering. Narada approached SriHari with a request. He told […]

One day a professor held up a glass of water in the class room and asked the students to guess the weight of the water in the glass. Some students said the weight of the water would be 100 grams, some said 150 grams while a few said it could be 200 grams. The professor […]